That calculation backfired spectacularly on Thursday as voters stripped the Conservatives of their parliamentary majority. As May struggled to contain the fallout, her two closest aides resigned. She confirmed this to German leader Angela Merkel in a phone call on Saturday. Downing St. says the Cabinet will discuss the agreement Monday. "But we are...

Sindac said in an interview, Maute and her companions were on board a Toyota Revo and were in transit when arrested by police. "Two days ago, information was received from our [asset] that suspect was hiding in barangay Dayawan, Masiu, Lanao del Sur together with wounded members of Maute and it was revealed that Farhana was buying vehicles and ...

The Conservatives won 13 seats in Scotland , helping to prop up the party nationally after it lost a string of seats throughout England . The SNP had been braced for losses after its dramatic capture of 56 out of the 59 Scottish seats in 2015, but the casualties were heavier than anticipated and included such major figures as former First Min...

May called the snap general election in an attempt to strengthen her hand in forthcoming Brexit talks - and quell the nationalists' ongoing agitation for a second independence referendum . Its voters deserted to the SNP in droves after the 2014 independence referendum, in protest both against its unionist alliance with the Tories and what many...

Macron called to congratulate May, whose party won the most seats in parliament though it lost its majority status, and said he was "pleased that she would continue to be a close partner", a spokesman for May's office said. Third, regardless of the results, the election will signal a significant rearranging of the French political landscape and pos...

Back in April, the Prime Minister called the election as polls pointed to a landslide result for the her party. The exit poll predicted the Conservatives would win 314 seats and the Labour Party 266, meaning no clear victor and a "hung parliament ".

Realistically, I'm not sure Comey's testimony swayed anyone yesterday, but there were a couple of moments that indicated that Trump isn't out of the woods just yet. And Comey testified , the president pressured him to end the probe of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Mr Trump denies he asked Mr Comey for loyalty and tweet...

Sessions was visiting to speak at a conference of leaders in US attorneys offices who oversee appeals. Former FBI director Mr Comey told the panel this week that he had asked Mr Sessions to "prevent any future direct communication between the president and me".

The tweet went viral instantly, becoming one the most popular posts of the divisive US leader before it was deleted after almost six hours online. The word took social media by storm after the president tweeted about "constant negative press covfefe ".

Trump has not stopped burning about the decision, in occasional spurts, toward Mr. Sessions. The committee "is the most appropriate forum for such matters, as it has been conducting an investigation and has access to relevant, classified information", he added.

The development comes after May sent her Chief Whip Gavin Williamson to Belfast for talks with the DUP after the election. "That's not a matter for me", she said. The talks were in line with DUP leader Arlene Foster's "commitment to explore how we might bring stability to the nation at this time of great challenge", her party said in a statement.

Trump is not under investigation by the FBI , according to reports, and Comey did not testify to anything regarding whether the president's campaign staff was working with Russian Federation to sway the 2016 election. "No I didn't say that", Trump stated abruptly, taking questions after meeting Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. President Donal...

Fiorina, in a POLITICO "Women Rule" podcast released late Tuesday, meanwhile, advised Trump to "stop tweeting ", calling his posts on the social media platform "insulting" and "distracting". So. Um. Here's the thing. Later in the day on Tuesday, the Knight First Amendment Institute - a Columbia University-based legal group - issued President...

She had hoped to boost the Conservatives' majority in Parliament and get a stronger mandate in negotiating the Brexit from the European Union . Just after noon, she was driven the short distance from the prime minister's offices on Downing Street to Buckingham Palace, where she asked Queen Elizabeth II for permission to form a government - a f...

Zarif also alluded to Saudi involvement. "Iranian people reject such United States claims of friendship", Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted Thursday. "Terror-sponsoring despots threaten to bring the fight to our homeland", he said in another tweet. "Iran has achieved stability precisely as a result of the fight against terrorism and ...

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia , Egypt, the UAE and several other countries cut their ties with Doha on Monday, accusing it of supporting armed groups and their arch-foe Iran - charges Qatar says are baseless. "We have great confidence in the president's ability to calm this crisis and to resolve it", Al Thani said in an interview. Asked for specifics ...

Ostapenko, 20, is the first unseeded player to lift the Roland Garros title in the Open era and the first Latvian major champion in history. "It was my dream", said Ostapenko, who will rocket to 12th in the rankings. Halep's had been a resilient, battling effort that buckled only at the last under the torrent that came from the racket of the La...

Between the results of a hung parliament following yesterday's election, and Theresa May's vow to form a government with the the Democratic Unionist Party, it's fair to say that it's been a pretty hectic 24 hours for United Kingdom politics.

British officials have added security barriers along the sidewalks on eight bridges in London and are considering additional measures. "They believe two of the men are Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane , both from Barking, east London ".

With flags at half-mast, the nation fell silent at 11:00am to remember the seven killed and dozens injured on Saturday night - a mourning ritual now grimly familiar after two previous terror attacks in less than three months. Officials in plain clothes searched the restaurant and questioned people who were there, the source said, adding that no arr...